Beans
Gobe (Gari and Beans)
About
A hearty everyday plate of soft palm-oil beans topped with dry gari, known as gobe or yoo-ke-gari and beloved in the Ga and southern Ghanaian streets, served with fried ripe plantain.
Equipment
- Pot
- Frying pan
- Blender
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Black-eyed beans (cowpeas)300 g
Gari200 g
Palm oil120 ml
Onions2
Tomatoes2
Tomato paste1 tbsp
Scotch bonnet pepper1 to 2
Dried or smoked fish (optional)100 g
Stock cube1
Saltto taste
Ripe plantain (to serve)2
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